The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

.,,,T ARE THE ISSUES.
r,aos.Democrat.

.n,,s Times-Democrat.
xspOpeaus nerulexing discrepancy between
fhere = s;d hy his friends ana ofghns vi
sbst la;scbaIls' attitude petpEe ens LIZ pgiIpiitt saIf
XII actual apy day the complacent asser;
ime bay I nsn Nicholls has now discussed ali
Ia SDst sslnayed in the campaign, allgnlhg
aSs iigsAee - every question. OF contenl-
Snsself Inheritance, and driving ms OPP
bansol;s 4, a FRANTIC fout TO hldlts p1aGGf
tsaasssah ey cover IN rear an y II IN va pssssad-
hiunap1 nomination OF Gen. Nichols
careInL Lever. does not disclose any
Rueec1fss = a Gar these very comforting as
gfoaiiuW Nc have followed him. rather
i%1aptioal1sst from the beginning Of ms cam
FsudieaT1t n the present tllhe, anI ~ ~ a.
sitEa np lg = for those c~omprehensVe an
It'll wSitIls ;T;rq issues of the day 10 which
Elses @ ~ ses refer so confidently. Apart
ks Edgeeagbat monotonous iteration III
ST0sn 49, w " thp campaign OF. 1851, ana
lie mstleL a1n,patet defense Of his course to-
rges IN white people OF l4Ilsas ana ooa-
|sIaan Il 1879. we ma toLtlHsT ba avcr,ts
fufe " I Nichols treats have passed INTO
when Csni are apropos, now, only SO faf as
histDs Annash q basis for CONJECTURE as 10
aEgy {aIn az ID in the future. It is slgnlfi-
fhsI l@ With reference TO botn episoaes'
eals H, lie defensive. aool oe ossortion
psaEF .senrSe thes9 IS q great Cead 4% Saa - ~
NJ VLSederlorAble condltI2I o. tne PARE
q fae Influences that dominate 1T and
Tie slslnst and ruinoun tendencies II mas ae-
Athe ccIIu ra,as ~. of course, there Is the
seiopes. orsent that Gen. Nichols has come
adoLlispss ii arrest The downward coase OF the
eaI,n.rtcv, TO fa'ltSliZe us Elrt4f Us att n.o Tue
peLnoss md 10 organize anew the forces
falfgfes, Hans of its usefulness. 1t Is as
ID cory aJ rtifh every circumstance. OF solsm-
E%sFsfals5a 4ba Government has fallen into
ftF ll pas tISat bid men and dishonest prae,
esl hs.r "a the salient chaIactef1stlcs ,oi
5fes SeFnery'a adminisSfaFlon., 6i6 yhe
Gag. aaoS,a;ns that Gen. Nichols has
f&t Ienai I,sprate his propositions by com,
tsiIea Y vidence. and that the only ~l1SFances
fslelh n no goes to the record are those III
u g N w Iseekg 10 yindicate himself. vi tht
Snss ~ nrogress the State has MAGE duflna
TIN IeFnery'S incumbency, on the ylslblt
sNga sr ia our finances, the festofatlo
sg schools and ether papllc iit2et ~, GLE
EEoaa Establishment of our magnliIceiit teVet
Bets mi the q~uickeuing or every INDUS
49,; mWllse of these things zen. AlcllolE
va ~ word 10 say. lie cunffneSs hlHseL
Phi Nv ~ ;,defnite declaration OF poitlcal de
y s sas and Official tTrpitude, aud dlsilisse
"A appeal to fact with d fellera'-oh u III
sTracisy as @ savior. IN 4h;s !,
Ee " H. assertion that Gsn. Nichols hai
7slss aI III file practical issues OF N
ssnt,s o by tie machinery Of part,
~ y address himself directly to tn n
ssaple. he refuses TO meet Gov. MGlslerS pc
|s sSg sbe ttibunaI Of his choice: Prohte aa "a
iii eFeI veho s1sor ni,h h q a b 5ef fa Gis'f to H offe qe
.: aa.i specification in his charge Or TO &c
e .argt Far Far the States material advance to
cgaas ~ ,n.naritr. Declaring that he plant
FlTad gfG mon the record, he ~eonsults tha
s g4g opiy to discover items which he woul
e glad TO eondoue. ;.4oIiio;bI
Nhat, then, in simple ana llteilgL ~
sb,rl, Gen. Nichols propose 70 replace on
rrssrnE oneq What, specifically, are h
ggrssSeets III material development and pc
l;siesI regeneration7 This is the lntormf
Tsn, M 1euple want.